🎯 Where Should I Start?
📚 All Book Series by Philip Margolin
Vanishing Acts
Single-title series · published 2011 Co-authored · Ami Margolin Rome
The Girl in the Yellow Bikini (Short Story)
Series opener · book 1 of 4 · published 1974
The House on Pine Terrace (Short Story)
Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 2009
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Philip Margolin?
Philip Margolin has 35 books catalogued in this guide spanning 1974–2026, across 6 named series.
Which Philip Margolin series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Phillip Margolin Short Stories/Novellas series, the earliest of Philip Margolin's multi-book series: it opens with The Girl in the Yellow Bikini (Short Story) (1974) and runs to 4 books across 1974–2009, ending with The House on Pine Terrace (Short Story) (2009). Philip Margolin's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Philip Margolin written?
Philip Margolin has 35 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1974 and 2026. Every one of them sits in one of 6 named series — the largest being the Phillip Margolin Standalone Novels series with 13 books.
In what order should Philip Margolin's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Philip Margolin's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Phillip Margolin Short Stories/Novellas (1974–2009, 4 books), Phillip Margolin Standalone Novels (1978–2026, 13 books) and Amanda Jaffe (2000–2015, 6 books), plus 3 more.
How are Philip Margolin's books organised into series?
This guide splits Philip Margolin's 35 books into 6 named series, with no standalone titles: Phillip Margolin Standalone Novels (13 books, 1978–2026); Robin Lockwood (7 books, 2018–2023); Amanda Jaffe (6 books, 2000–2015); Brad Miller / Dana Cutler (4 books, 2008–2013); Phillip Margolin Short Stories/Novellas (4 books, 1974–2009), plus 1 further series.